Sharon Donaldson

Sharon is a reporter for STV News. She has covered a wide variety of stories since joining the company in 2000 and is a regular STV News presenter.

Police hope new DNA profile will help solve brutal ‘Cheese Wire’ murder of Aberdeen taxi driver George Murdoch
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Police hope new DNA profile will help solve brutal 'Cheese Wire' murder

Medical student numbers double at Aberdeen University amid NHS crisis
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Medical student numbers double at Aberdeen University amid NHS crisis

Community care system at ‘full capacity all of the time’ in north-east Scotland
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Community care system at 'full capacity all of the time'

Car crash on Crown Street in Aberdeen referred to PIRC after police tried to stop vehicle
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Police refer car crash to watchdog after vehicle ends up on roof

Brenda Page: Trial of man accused of 1978 Aberdeen murder delayed
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Trial of man accused of 1978 murder delayed

North Sea offshore oil workers ‘left with no choice but to join wildcat strike’
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North Sea oil workers 'left with no choice but to strike'

Bilfinger UK joins Energy Services Agreement following wildcat strike on North Sea
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Bilfinger UK joins Energy Services Agreement following wildcat strike

North Sea platform workers stage wildcat walkouts over pay dispute
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North Sea platform workers stage wildcat walkouts over pay dispute

Police Scotland officer sexually assaulted colleagues on work nights out
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Police officer sexually assaulted colleagues on work nights out

Rape survivor Rebekah Simpson waives anonymity to help others
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'Rapist stepdad was master manipulator who abused me every day'

Building work under way on visitor centre at wild beauty spot
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Building work under way on visitor centre at wild beauty spot

Public warned over dangerous attempts to ‘rescue’ wildlife
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Public warned over dangerous attempts to ‘rescue’ wildlife

North Sea oil pipeline upgrade halted during pandemic
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North Sea oil pipeline upgrade halted during pandemic

Coronavirus ‘worse than cancer diagnosis’ says survivor
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Coronavirus ‘worse than cancer diagnosis’ says survivor

Dozens of workers made redundant after closure of hotel
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Dozens of workers made redundant after closure of hotel

Prosecutor sent beautician threatening text message
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Prosecutor sent beautician threatening text message

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Police warn drivers against travelling during Storm Bert amid heavy snow and ice alert
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Police warn drivers against travelling during Storm Bert amid snow and ice alert

Paisley schoolboy scarred for life by XL Bully gifted tickets to first Rangers game
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Schoolboy scarred for life by XL Bully gifted tickets to first Rangers game

Skye murder accused ‘saw himself as a victim’, trial hears
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Skye murder accused 'saw himself as a victim', trial hears

Norovirus cases on the rise in Scotland as health experts issue warning
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Warning issued over rising number of norovirus cases across Scotland 

Rare white squirrels become regular visitors to Edinburgh garden 
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Rare white squirrels become regular visitors to Scots garden 

Dumbarton ‘fighting fund’ reaches £60,000 as fundraising target smashed
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Dumbarton 'fighting fund' reaches £60,000 as fundraising target smashed

Drug dealer caught with £2.5m of cocaine in car boot after police chase in Dundee
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Drug dealer caught with £2.5m of cocaine in car boot after high-speed chase

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Women fear lack of maternity and gynaecological services in NHS Highland putting lives at risk
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Maternity care: 'My biggest fear is there will be an avoidable death'

Web chat service helps more than 1,000 people with self-harm issues
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Web chat service helps more than 1,000 people with self-harm issues

Farmers to descend on Westminster in protest at inheritance tax changes
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Farmers to descend on Westminster in protest at inheritance tax changes

Salmonella bacteria could be used as bowel cancer treatment, according to Glasgow research institute
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Could salmonella help fight bowel cancer?

Skye murder trial: Osteopath disarmed former patient after he ‘shot him and his wife’
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Osteopath disarmed former patient after he 'shot him and his wife'

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Perth Christmas lights switch-on event cancelled due to Storm Bert
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Scots city cancels Christmas lights switch-on event due to Storm Bert 

Rare collection of textiles featuring Dali and Picasso on show at Aberdeen Art Gallery
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Rare collection of textiles featuring Dali and Picasso on display in Scotland 

Hunt for two men wearing balaclavas after hundreds stolen in break-in at property in Perth
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Hunt for two men wearing balaclavas after hundreds stolen during break-in 

‘Multi-vehicle’ crash closes icy road in Stonehaven as drivers urged to avoid area
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'Multi-vehicle' crash closes icy road as drivers urged to avoid area

Council pool closures will lead to more deaths by drowning, retired police office warns
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Council pool closures will lead to more deaths by drowning, retired police office warns

Death of student, 19, on Robort Gordon University campus treated as ‘unexplained’ 
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Death of student, 19, on university campus treated as 'unexplained' 

Appeal to trace final movements of missing man John Geddes before body found near quarry
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Appeal to trace final movements of missing man before body found near quarry

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Laos hostel owners held over deadly tainted alcohol poisonings

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Sir Chris Hoy ‘openness’ sees surge in prostate cancer awareness, charity says

Jury in civil court finds Conor McGregor raped woman in hotel
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Jury in civil court finds Conor McGregor raped woman in hotel